Air-cooled,Prepackaged Standby Generators
Installation, Start-upand Adjustment Manual
POWER SYSTEMS, INC
SHOULD ATTEMPT INSTALLATION
AUTHORIZED DEALER LOCATION
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE
INTRODUCTION
Section 4 - Troubleshooting
Section 1 - Installation
Section 3 - Post-installation Start-up
Adjustments
GENERAL HAZARDS
FIRE HAZARDS
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
EXPLOSION HAZARDS
1.2UNPACKING
1.1INTRODUCTION TO INSTALLATION
1.1.1 INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE
1.2.1 PRECAUTIONS
1.6GASEOUS FUEL SYSTEM
1.3BEFORE INSTALLATION
1.4LIFTING THE GENERATOR
1.5ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS
Figure 1.2 - Natural Gas Setup`
1.6.4 RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM
1.6.2 FUEL CONSUMPTION
1.6.3 FUEL PIPE SIZING
1.7.1 GENERATOR
1.7.2 TRANSFER SWITCH
1.7LOCATION AND MOUNTING
1.7.1.1 6 kW, 8 kW and 10 kW Units Non-SA
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Section 1 - Installation
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Figure 1.4 Continued
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Figure 1.7 - Total Circuit Isolation Method
1.8EMERGENCY CIRCUIT ISOLATION METHOD
1.9TOTAL CIRCUIT ISOLATION METHOD
Figure 1.6 - Emergency Circuit Isolation Method
1.11.2 SOUND ATTENUATED UNITS
1.11 WIRING INTERCONNECTIONS
1.10 GENERATOR AC CONNECTION SYSTEM
1.11.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
Figure 1.9 - Interconnection Diagram for Single-PhasePower System 6 kW, 8 kW and 10 kW Non-SA
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1.12 GENERATORS AND GTS TRANSFER SWITCHES
1.13 CONTROL CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTIONS
1.16 GROUNDING THE GENERATOR
1.14 ADAPTING THREE-PHASE TRANSFER SWITCH
1.15 CONTROL BOARD CONFIGURATION
1.17 THE BATTERY
Figure 1.14 - Battery Cable Connections
1.19 POST INSTALLATION INSPECTION
1.17.1 BATTERY INSTALLATION
1.18 THE FUSE
2.1.2 “OFF” POSITION
2.1USING THE AUTO/OFF/MANUAL
2.2AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OPERATION
2.1.1 “AUTO” POSITION
Figure 2.3 - Manual Transfer Switch Operation
2.3SEQUENCE OF AUTOMATIC OPERATION
2.4MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION
2.5PROTECTION SYSTEMS
2.4.2 TRANSFER BACK TO UTILITY POWER SOURCE
2.5.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
2.5.2 HIGH TEMPERATURE SWITCH
2.6.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
2.6ADDITIONAL GENERATOR FEATURES
2.5.3.1 Approximate Crank Cycle Times
2.5.4 OVERSPEED
3.4GENERATOR TESTS UNDER LOAD
3.2CHECK TRANSFER SWITCH OPERATION
3.1BEFORE INITIAL START-UP
3.3ELECTRICAL CHECKS
3.5CHECKING AUTOMATIC OPERATION
3.6ADJUSTING THE LOAD BLOCK
3.7.2 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.7ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT
3.7.1 6 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.9.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.8VOLTAGE REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT
3.9OVERSPEED ADJUSTMENT
3.7.3 SOUND ATTENUATED UNITS
3.10.2 SOUND ATTENUATED UNITS
3.10 SETTING THE EXERCISE TIMER
3.10.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
CORRECTION
4.1TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM
CAUSE
FUEL SYSTEM
4.2INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
BATTERY INSTALLATION
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES
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Revision * 12/13/99
GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC
P.O. BOX WAUKESHA, WI
Part No. C4219